Cornflower Witch

Chapter 311 Monster Remains
The fleshy cocoon rose and fell continuously, within which unknown life was being nurtured, and the aura it emitted gradually became strange.

It's not a fourth-order life form; it seems to be a higher-order life form, but its form of existence is not normal. Hilti frowned slightly.

Without further hesitation, purple eyes opened beside her, followed by a barrage of bright rays that pierced through the fleshy cocoon, from which blood continuously oozed.

However, the cocoon did not die immediately. Instead, it struggled violently, and a humanoid creature slowly rose from it. The aura emanating from the creature gradually increased from the fourth rank to the fifth rank.

As a result, Hiltia felt a growing sense of oppression, making it difficult for her to breathe.

This is bad. She took a deep breath, then took out a two-handed white greatsword, held it in her hand, and a dazzling white light enveloped her entire body. The knight girl who once roamed Regas reappeared in this labyrinth.

Feeling the solid and reassuring 'castle' envelope her entire body, Hilti gradually calmed down, her gaze fixed on the humanoid creature that was gradually taking shape, before raising the greatsword in her hand.

【The Sword of Amorepacific Poetry】

As Hiltiya silently recited Amo's past prayers, the delicate words gradually appeared on the greatsword, and tiny silver fragments peeled off the blade and drifted down from the air.

Hiltiya took a deep breath and recited the ancient oath, "I vow to drive out the monsters of the wilderness, to fight against the erosion of twilight, to burn like a furnace, to be as strong as steel, and to guard this land."

A dazzling light emanated from the blade, and with the blessing and response of the oath, Sylvia's entire body was enveloped in boiling pale flames.

Then the greatsword swung down, and a dazzling torrent of light shot out from the blade, engulfing the blood-red humanoid figure that was gradually rising.

The newly resurrected monster howled amidst the dazzling light of the sword blade, then shattered in pale flames, its nascent form gradually dissipating.

Is it over? Hilti looked at the monster that had stopped developing and was gradually turning into shattered flames. She felt a little relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the remaining strange flesh and blood on the ground were completely burned away, and Hilti's heart was finally at ease.

Although she didn't know what had just been gestating and resurrecting, she was certain that it was not a benevolent being, and killing it before it succeeded was probably the best option.

Then she looked around again, trying to find the exit, but she suddenly realized that the ritual array here had not ended. The rising pale red light was still flowing slowly and had not collapsed.

This……

The ceremony was still going on! Hiltiah suddenly realized.

But besides her, are there any other enemies, or is anyone else presiding over the ceremony?
Hilti leaped up, her body floating and spinning in the air as she looked down, but she found no other life, nor any buildings or passages that could be the exit.

Didn't they even consider how to get out? This is clearly illogical.

Just as Hilti was pondering how to escape this place, the hall began to shake. The once perfectly flat floor gradually bent and twisted, and many ornaments fell from the ceiling and surrounding walls.

Only then did she realize that all the buildings in this underground ruin and labyrinth were inside the body of a colossal creature.

When exactly did she enter the other's body? Was it in the initial tunnel, a certain level in the maze, or the door she finally stepped through? But even her discerning eyes and alien senses failed to detect it.

Before there was time to think further, the entire hall began to writhe, the floors and walls that had been laid out were transformed back into flesh and blood, and the ritual array was also distorted, with an eerie red light permeating the entire space.

[Boom] The ripples of the heartbeat spread, causing Sylvia's heart to contract inside the monster's body, and she felt a pain. This was the power of the high-level 'Blood Law' aspect, which could shatter the hearts of weaker life forms around her through the powerful heartbeat of her own heart.

Fortunately, this effect only occurred during the first beat. Afterward, the enormous monster's heart continued to beat, like an engine starting up, but the resonant vibrations it emitted were no longer strong.

Was the other party unintentional in killing her? No, it's more likely that they didn't have that much control over it.

The named 'Parenmarkov' possesses the three aspects of nature, but does not include 'Blood Law', so the opponent cannot precisely manipulate this enormous flesh and blood power.

The girl had many questions in her mind, but this was not the time to think about them. She had to find a way to break through.

Gripping her greatsword tightly once more, Hiltiah infused it with the power of her 'Castle' aura, causing a dazzling light to emanate from the blade and the engraved silver characters to gleam.

The prayers and vows of Ai Mo Shi resonated and echoed, and a glorious light rose.

Hilti leaned back, gripped the blade tightly, and slashed down with all her might. The huge blade of light cleaved through the air, and when it touched flesh and blood, it splashed like boiling water and then reacted violently.

Amidst the hissing sound and the foul-smelling smoke, finally, a narrow gap appeared at the end of the torn wound. Hiltiah flashed out of the gap, and at that moment, rocks rolled down, stones collapsed, and dust and dirt scattered everywhere.

Through constant dodging, Hilti escaped the chaotic underground and finally flew out of the ground, her figure rising further to reach the clear high sky.

At this moment, she finally saw clearly what was below: a gigantic monster over a thousand meters in size, its flesh and blood remnants resembling a beast stripped of its fur, horns, toes, and teeth.

This is definitely not Palenmarkov's original body; rather, it seems to be some kind of scapegoat, possibly a body that Palenmarkov possessed to escape his enemies.

The original form of this monster should have been around 'seventh rank', but after being destroyed, it may only be at the sixth rank. And after a thousand years of feigned death and burial and decay, its current strength may not even be at the sixth rank.

The awakened monster, like a giant fleshy lizard, slowly raised its head. From its writhing body, a pair of malevolent eyes slowly grew out and stared at Hiltiah floating in the air.

"hiss--"

It slowly opened its blurry mouth, and countless streams of air poured in, then aimed at Hiltiah in the air.

A powerful jet of air suddenly shot out, carrying countless blood-red insect eggs that hatched in the air after being released, turning into swarms of giant black mosquitoes.

They flapped their wings, their slender mouthparts thirsting for blood, like thousands of black dots surging toward the single, tiny silver moon.

With another swing of the sword, the massive, sweeping blade of light shattered a large number of black mosquitoes, but even more black mosquitoes spewed from the monster's mouth and shot into the air.

"How annoying!" the girl thought to herself.

She hated mosquitoes in her past life, but she never expected to be chased by them in this other world. Moreover, this monster seemed to be obsessed with her and refused to let her go.

Logically speaking, she is only at the fourth level and her body is not very large. Even if the other party eats her, it will not be able to recover much strength. Yet, it is so difficult for her to expend so much effort to use a secret technique to attack and kill her.

Did I disrupt its resurrection ritual, thus becoming enraged? Or was it that the ritual was not completed, and I became some kind of flaw and breakthrough point for it?

　I got back too late yesterday, and I was so sleepy while writing, so I have to skip this post. 0 0/
　　My dad is doing alright, but someone needs to stay with him at the hospital every day, so updates will be a bit irregular during this period.
　　Well, it should be back to normal by the end of the month.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)